Burning Daylight Begins Yukon Trek to Win Bet
El am Harnish known as Burning Daylight departs Circle City Tivoli with Kama and a team of huskies on a sixty day race to Dyea. He bets, endures brutal cold, reaches Dyea to claim the wager and reunites with the Tivoli crowd amid celebrations and new plans with Elijah Davis and two lumberjacks.
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Elam Harnish
Alaska
Circle City
Tivoli
Harish
Yukon
Jupiter
Olaf Henderson
Bettles
Kearns
Daylght
Kama
Paylight
Daylight Pushes Toward Stewart Town Site Boom
The trail grows easier as Daylight and partners press on from Forty Mile to Sixty Mile with a fresh dogsled team. He urges the crew to back his hunch about the Stewart region and the Harper Ladue claim, while others mock his plans and tease the Klondike speculation.
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Selkirk
Circle City
Stewart
Harper
Joe Ladue
Joe Hines
Klondike
Moosehide Mountain
Recorder
Forty Mile
Harper & Ladue
Elijah
Finn
Harper and Ladue
Wonderful Baby Conversation Sparks Parental Rivalry
A playful exchange between Jones and Bones over whose baby is more advanced turns into a lighthearted contest. Jones boasts about teeth and walking, while Bones counters with slower milestones and a desperate push for a defining sign of progress.
Winchester Cathedral Restored on Solid Foundations After Crumbling Threat
After eight centuries Winchester cathedral was saved from ruin by underwater work and grouting. Divers, cement flooring, and brickwork filled peat cavities, lifting water from beneath. Seven years of careful treatment stabilized cracks and arches, ending fears of collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winchester Cathedral
England
Winchester
Man's sight restored after months of blindness in Wilmington
George M. Morgan Jr., 23, who had been totally blind for fourteen weeks, regained sight after a fall at his boarding house in Wilmington. He had earlier lost vision from a stone injury in childhood and had sought treatment in Baltimore. He plans further hospital care as doctors doubt lasting restoration. His mother witnessed the recovery when she returned to the room and Morgan described her hat and dress colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
George M. Morgan Jr
East Thirteenth Street
Morgan
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Baltimore
Beekeeper Finds Scarecrow Turned Hive Near Kingston
Ellis Osterhaut, a farmer near Kingston New York, found bees have hollowed a scarecrow turning its trousers legs into filled honey combs. The incident shows how bees adapted the figure into a hive attracting attention in the area.
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Kingston
N. Y
Ellis Osterhaut
Treason Question In Silent Mary Scene
Illustrated Bits presents a dialogue where Mary refuses to reveal private matters as a mistress questions her loyalty. The scene centers on a lance corporal and a private quarrel hinted within a domestic frame.
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Mary
Race Cup Prizes Spark Impromptu Duel at Jewelers
A well dressed man inspects silver cups and asks their purpose. A jeweler explains they are race prizes. The man challenges the jeweler to a race for one cup and wins, in a Keystone moment of playful betting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Badly Frightened Fish Near Local Bridge
Rankin Dunfre recounts a 16 inch fish leaping from weeds near a bridge as he crossed with a lantern at night. He says the splash startled the fish and notes the unusual sight in the dark waters reported by the Philadelphia Record.
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Rankin Dunfre
Philadelphia Record
Currant Industry Enthusiast Buys Year of Current Literature
A Syracuse suburb businessman pursued currant farming and bought a full year edition of a standard current literature work after a downtown Saturday shopping trip. His wife teased him as he laid the books on the table, declaring success in his research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Teddy
School Court After Afternoon Trouble
Miss Martin gathered all pupils at recess for a school court over a classroom dispute between older boys. She punished the combatants and kept them in their seats after others left, then spoke to a boy who said he was not involved, noting the phrase in the meantime from his retort.
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Kama
Marsh
Linderman
Chilcoot
Dyea Canyon
Dyea Post
Dyea
Guy
Miss Martin
Miss Mar
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le Barge
Elijah Davis
Henry Finn
Eljah
al Mayo
Wisconsin
Daylight
Jones
Bones
Scott
George Morgan
Daisy Fly Killer
Seaton
HARO_s
Somers
DeKalb Ave
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Ind
Central Normal College
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Wey Boys
Helena
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National Monthly
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Postum Cereal Company, Limited
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